Notice of Annual General Meeting

This year's Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 20 October 2010 at 11.30 hours. A sandwich lunch will be available during a short break.

Dr Peter Carter OBE, PhD, MBA, MCIPD, RGN, RMN
Chief Executive & General Secretary

Maura Buchanan, RCN President will address members at 11.30 hours and the Annual General Meeting will follow.

The Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. To confirm the 2009 minutes of the AGM held on 28 October 2009

Copies of the minutes will be available at the meeting. You can also download a copy of the Draft 2009 AGM minutes (PDF 47.4KB) or request them by writing to or e-mailing Jane Clarke, Director of Governance Support, jane.clarke@rcn.org.uk or by telephoning RCN Direct on 0345 7726 100

3. To receive the Annual Report of Council, the financial statements, and the Auditor's Reports for the year 2009/2010

You can download the Annual report and consolidated accounts 2009/2010 (PDF 2.4MB) [see how to access PDF files].

Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary introduces a film of 2009/2010 at the RCN

Stacey Hunter, Honorary Treasurer to take the meeting through the Financial Statements

4. To approve the re-appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as Auditors for the year 2011/2012

5. To consider 6 Special Resolutions

The following Resolutions are proposed to the members as Special Resolutions. They will take effect from 1 April 2011 and, in the case of Special Resolution 1, is subject to the approval of Her Majesty the Queen in Council.

Special Resolution 1
That the Charter is amended to update, clarify or simplify the current wording and include a new schedule of rules subject to Special Resolution 2. A copy of the revised charter and rules has been made available to members on the AGM 2010 vote page, and in hard copy on request.

Special Resolution 2
That article 11 be adopted to make it possible for the AGM and Congress to be held together if members decide in future they would like this to happen.

Special Resolution 3
That the new Standing Orders for the College (as available on the AGM 2010 vote page, and in hard copy on request) are adopted in place of the bye-laws which are hereby revoked, subject to the final form of standing orders reflecting the decision of the members on Special Resolutions 4, 5 and 6.

Special Resolution 4
That Standing Order 5.2 is adopted to make it possible for all members of the nursing family to become full members of the RCN if members decide in the future this should happen.

Special Resolution 5
That Standing Orders 6.1 and 6.2 are adopted to enable Council to approve annual subscription increases over the current rate of up to 2% above RPI in June in any given year. Any change to this would have to be approved by the membership in General Meeting.

Special Resolution 6
To rename the Association of Nursing Students as RCN Students.

6. To discuss any matters of a professional nature which are of importance to the interests of members

You are requested to give advance notice of any issues you would like to raise by e-mail or post to the Director of Governance Support, Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN, jane.clarke@rcn.org.uk